Cases

The Localism Act was passed by the UK Parliament in 2011, devolving power over planning and development to community and local governments. The Civil Parish of Wing embraced the Localism Act's provisions, embarking on a series of public consultations to plan their neighbourhood's future development.

In 2014 Marrickville council convened a citizens' jury of 30 local residents and business owners to deliberate on how best to approach the trade-off between the need for investment in infrastructure, and the desire to keep rates low. The process was run by independent research organisation newDemocracy Foundation, who took...

The original version of this case study first appeared on Vitalizing Democracy in 2010 and was a contestant for the 2011 Reinhard Mohn Prize. It was originally submitted by Jenny van Skiver . Public engagement was at the center of the National Conversation on Public Health and Chemical Exposures, a...

In 2014 the New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service embarked on an extensive consultation process to review the 2008 Horse Management Plan. The Australian Alps (Snowy Mountains) in NSW is home to the world's largest population of wild horses, known as Brumbies. The horses have a significant impact...

A case study analyzing the organization, causes and effects of a public participatory process in Germany. The initiative took place in a small village in SW Germany which has experienced "Demografischer Wandel" or demographic change which is characterized by aging populations, emigration, declining general amenity, as and deterioration in basic...